Although Metatron's words were only her personal opinion, there were undoubtedly many people who would hold such thoughts, not only those powerful ones who had joined in, but also those traversers who were becoming increasingly powerful, especially those traversers who were originally students. Xiao Chen had more or less heard them complain about this.
At the beginning, the whole school traveled through time and space, and everyone needed to organize and stick together to survive. Almost everyone did not think much about it and recognized the committee composed of school teachers. However, as the supernatural abilities of this world were gradually discovered, these young people found that their martial arts were far superior to those of the middle-aged people who controlled them. As abilities increased, the restless mentality naturally increased, and at the same time, the uncontrollable ambition also increased.
The event that left the deepest impression on Xiao Chen was the magic manipulation incident half a year ago. The cause and effect of this incident were very simple. It was a young man with the strength of a mid-level mage in the business team, who was busy with cultivation and slack in work and had not been promoted. Although he had no interest in the work itself, his mentality changed when he saw that his friends and partners of the same period had taken various leadership positions, and even some new residents recruited locally had climbed over his head. Those partners who used to be on an equal footing with him could manage the business of a city if they were doing well, and could be responsible for a branch of a trading company if they were doing average. However, because he had made two serious mistakes at work, he was still doing the logistics work of the caravan, just like a year ago. His daily work was to command a few men, count and move goods.
Once, after being scolded by his classmate and superior, who he thought was as good as him, he used the Domination Technique to control his classmates whose magic level was not as good as his, and made his classmates crawl around the Hewan New City like barking dogs.
This incident caused a sensation in the city at the time. The person involved was severely criticized by many people, and of course he was imprisoned, fined, and publicly apologized. But what is worrying is that there is an undercurrent in public opinion that applauds what this person did. There was even a small trend at the time, and many young people began to use various small spells to joke or tease their bosses who had no magical abilities. There were even many jingles:
"Fighting blood and magic, why not say a word to the leader."
"Who gets to the top is determined by how many wrinkles they have. Young people are capable, so I'm looking for you to take the blame."
This once aroused the high vigilance of the committee. After a campaign to severely crack down on and punish such acts, this trend was suppressed. This incident was the fuse that accelerated the committee's promotion of the construction of the Mage Prison. However, Xiao Chen knew very well that these people did not say it or take action, but it did not mean that they did not want to do it.
If Metatron's words were to spread, many people would probably secretly applaud them.
"What do you want me to do by telling me this?" Xiao Chen asked.
Mei said, "Answer me first, whether what I said makes sense or not."
Xiao Chen had to admit that what she said made sense.
"Since it makes sense, then you should push this matter forward. There is no better opportunity than now. Don't think that the world we live in is more backward than your hometown, so we must have less knowledge. I have seen many times more intrigues than you. This kind of thing is like magic, practice makes perfect." Mei said seriously, "You are already a great magician. What do you think your responsibility is? Fighting in the front again and again and solving various problems? You should start thinking about how to lead these people and how to make changes. Don't you emphasize listening to the opinions of the people and safeguarding everyone's interests? The voice of the strong is also a voice. Don't just protect the weak and make the strong feel cold."
Mei saw that Xiao Chen had been thinking for a long time but didn't express his opinion, so she asked angrily, "What are you thinking about?"
Xiao Chen raised his eyes and said, "Ah? I'm just trying to deduce this role. You said so much, I have to think about what will happen if I wade into this muddy water, right? The transfer of power is not a simple, peaceful thing. If you are not careful, it will overturn."
"Hurry up. The war with the Empire is still going on, and your ruling body has been attacked again. You need a strong person to stand up more than ever. At this time, you need courage more than wisdom. Problems will always be solved, provided that someone appears to solve them.
Think about what you were doing the past few days? You were locked up in the Mage Prison by those guys. According to my plan, if you don't come out tomorrow, I will rush in wearing my war god armor. I really can't bear to see you lock yourself up in that prison."
Xiao Chen felt a little warm when he saw Mei's angry expression. He defended himself, "I just want to respect the rules. If the rules are trampled on by the strong, then in the end, it is no longer the rules that constrain everyone, but the will of the strong."
"You are doing things according to the rules, but have you realized that rules are not suitable for restraining the strong? Or in other words, they can't restrain the truly strong at all?"
Xiao Chen pondered while choosing his words carefully: "We have a saying there, 'Even though we cannot reach a place, our hearts still yearn for it.' Any rule can only restrict a part of our behavior. There will always be someone who will override it, and there will always be someone who will take advantage of it from below."
However, if you really observe history, you will find that each era is more rule-abiding than the previous one. Only when the strong begin to learn to abide by the rules can the life and dignity of the weak be guaranteed. Think about it, although we are all strong in front of ordinary people, a natural god oppresses us to the point of suffocation. If in our territory, we treat ordinary people like the natural god treats us, and ordinary people have to worry about our arbitrary bullying, plundering, or even obliteration every day, such a place is too terrible. I think the appropriate way is for the strong and the weak to exchange within the system of rules, with the strong and the weak having their own division of labor, and each paying labor in exchange for the fruits of others, so that the world will become better and better. "
"Tsk, are you going to be a philosopher?" Mei said with a hint of sarcasm, but there was no disdain in her expression. Perhaps something in Xiao Chen's words touched her.
Xiao Chen said: "I am just willing to be a strong person who takes the lead in abiding by the rules."
"You are such a self-contradictory guy." Mei looked at the charred bodies and thought of all the things Xiao Chen had done before. She muttered, "Your compliance is limited to certain times, right?"
Xiao Chen shrugged helplessly: "You have to eat one bite at a time, start at the right time." (To be continued)